Hello my name is Kenneth Jakobsen and I’m the newest addition to the Umbraco Development team! I will be working as a senior developer on Umbraco Cloud.
I’ve been programming for most of my life and love the challenges it brings.
At 15 my fascination with the web started. I saw an awesome website on geocities and wanted to know how to make one for myself, and down the rabbit hole I went. Soon after I thought: this is fun, I should make a career out of this!
I’ve been working with CMS systems for 6 years, including Umbraco and in my previous job I have also been working with Umbraco Cloud. In my new role I get to be “on the other side” helping improve the experience, what’s not to like?
But that's not the only Umbraco "experience" I have. I’ve even been to Codegarden (the biggest Umbraco conference held annually by Umbraco HQ) the last 2 years. You never really know what to expect at this conference, other than an awesome experience and a lot of new information.
Next time (CG18), I’m really looking forward to my first CG experience as an Umbraco HQ team member. Maybe I’ll be put in a rabbit costume? Who knows 😅
I’m 34, father, husband, developer among other things.
I’ve got a son, Theo (3 years old), and one more on the way (Naming is hard!).
I currently resided to a small town called Langeskov just 10 km outside of Odense, with my wife and my kid(s). So not too far from Umbraco HQ.
I love spending my free time with a board beneath my feet. This fascination started in the early 90’s where I learned to skate.
A couple of years later I realized that I could skate on water, but alas, there are very few waves in Denmark, so I started windsurfing instead. I no longer windsurf, but I kitesurf whenever I can. The picture below is a picture of my gear. Being a nerd at heart also goes for gear which means I can spend hours upon hours researching gear and watching videos on how to nail those pesky tricks.
In the winter I love to put a board under my feet - a snowboard. And I have just bought a board for my son so he can start having fun with dad!
I also play golf with friends and family on a non competitive level because there is nothing wrong with beer and golf!
But it’s not all sport and action for me - I’m also an avid Formula 1 watcher and has been for the better part of 10 years 🏁 I usually end up getting up at 6 on a Sunday to watch the race when they are in Asia. Yeah, I’m that dedicated 🏎️ 😉
Now you know a little more about me and my new job at Umbraco HQ . The future here seems pretty exciting.
As I started at Umbraco HQ on the 1st of December I haven’t actually been here for very long - but I’ve been given a very warm welcome. In my first week I took part in the company Christmas party. The party was a great insight into how strong a bond there is among the colleagues here at Umbraco HQ (I can reveal that some choir singing was involved… and later a bit of drunken karaoke 🎤 )
I have also joined the company football team, the infamous “Unicorns”. Everybody who feels like it joins and it’s a lot more fun than it might sound - plus, another great way to bond with my new colleagues 😉
But that’s not all - soon I’ll be getting a new title! I’m currently an Umbraco Certified Professional but from January 2018, I should (will!) be able to call myself: “Umbraco Certified Master”.
Oh, and then I’ll also be building kickass systems for you to enjoy, and hopefully meet you at CG18 😉
